Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adv] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their venture had been from start to finish " planned by the woollen interests , financed from the profits of that trade and built predominantly for the needs of the woollen industry . " |
| 2 | John was full of invention , always making up steps and sequences which he called by odd names : for instance a stamping step he called ‘ Sherman tanks ’ , which he devised for the zephyrs in Primavera and used again for the unicorns in Harlequin in April . |
| 3 | 17.18 All pupils should be expected to keep a file containing work in progress , as well as completed pieces , which may need to be selected and filed separately for the purposes of moderation and final assessment . |
| 4 | The attack began on 8 March and went well for the Italians at first . |
| 5 | As darkness fell again they took turns to wash in the tent , and then they lay together under the night sky and reached again for the stars . |
| 6 | The people prayed to their gods and waited impatiently for the seasons to change . |
| 7 | He moved to Belfast East , was elected MP at the Westminster elections of February and October , 1974 , and remained there for the elections to the Constitutional Convention . |
| 8 | Realising that there was more snow on the way , she clenched her teeth and set off for the moors . |
| 9 | Godolphin only had to pick up the encyclopaedia and he was ready to put on his boots and set off for the Dominions again . |